Newspaper Jargon Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. This is the name of the newspaper as it appears at the top of page 1
  2. 4. This is a line that tells the reader on which page a story is continued
  3. 9. This is a story in which the basic purpose is something other than news
  4. 10. This is a statement that can be proven (not an opinion)
  5. 11. This quote that paraphrases what a person said and doesn’t use quotation marks
  6. 12. This is the use of lines, screens, boxes, and large first letters to break up space on the page
  7. 13. This is information that is provided about an event shortly after it occurs
  8. 16. This is a quote that is exactly what the person said and uses “quotation marks”
  9. 18. This is the vertical division of the page that helps give it structure
  10. 20. This is the large type written and designed to summarize a story and attract the reader’s attention
  11. 21. This is a formal statement of the newspaper’s name, officers, management, and place of publication
  12. 22. This is a brief story with a special angle that goes with the main story
Down
  1. 2. This is the margin between facing pages in the vertical fold
  2. 3. This is a statement made by another person
  3. 5. This is a column featured on the editorial page that expresses an opinion of the newspaper and encourages readers to take action
  4. 6. This explains what is happening in the photograph or illustration
  5. 7. This is the location where an event took place and sometimes the date
  6. 8. This tells who wrote the story and may include the writer’s title
  7. 14. This is a story written by a reporter working for a news service
  8. 15. This tells the reader where regularly featured pages can be found
  9. 17. This is the information that is always included in a news story and answers the questions “who, what, where, when, why, and how”
  10. 19. This is the first paragraph of a story that summarizes it or grabs the reader’s attention